Crime

Woman smashes car into Kennewick officer’s motorcycle

A Kennewick police officer had a close call Wednesday morning when his motorcycle was hit by a car.

Luckily he wasn’t riding it.

The officer had pulled a car over along Columbia Center Boulevard near Seventh Avenue.

And he was standing on the sidewalk when a woman driving another car slammed into the motorcycle.

Medics were called to check out everyone involved, including a baby in one of the cars, according to initial reports. No one was hurt.

This story was originally published September 4, 2019 at 11:46 AM.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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